randroid Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Gents, Last year there was posted a thread about painting a car with Rustoleum and a roller, and the concept intrigued me so I saved it for reference. I have two projects going at the moment, my '48 P-15 and a '67 VW Bug, and one day I noticed that, except for the extra set of door and the shape of the nose, they look remarkably alike. The chrome (stainless steel) is positioned the same, they both have the same rear windows, etc., so I thought I'd paint them the same color because they both are in need of paint. Unfortunately my computer crashed and I needed to format the HD, which means I lost the original info. Does anybody have a copy of that thread or a link to where I might find the original? I mentioned the technique on a forum at TheSamba.com (a site very much like this one but for VW's) and an interest was sparked but I've been able to give very little info to them on it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, -Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nile Limbaugh Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Rustoleum in the spray cans is amazingly durable! When I had the 49 Ford pickup I drove it to work daily. So I restored it a fender at a time by taking them off, repairing the rust and painting with spray rustoleum. The process took several years ( I also did the bed, naturally) but at the end of that time all of the rustoleum painted stuff looked at good as when I sprayed it on! Not exactly show quality, but good enough to protect until I could afford a better job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55 Fargo Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Hi , I will get you the info on sponge roller painting your car a little later today.......................Rockwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Go to moparts.com [ paint job on a budget.] Christopher... from the high and lonesome..... .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatS.... Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randroid Posted November 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Thanks for the threads, Gents. I found all the info I needed, and this time I'll archive it to a CD. Thanks again! -Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55 Fargo Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Heres a dash from a 48 Chrys I did using the roller method and Tremclad paint(Canadian rustoleum), I only sanded the rusty dash a bit before applying 6 thin coats of paint, with a 4 inch foam roller, and the paint thinned by about 20 % with mineral spirits, apllied very thin with wet sanding in between every 2nd coat and polishiing at the end with auto polish. I used no buffing wheel, it would have come out 10 times better if I had, this paint is very tough and does not scratch or marr very easily. The guy who started this thread, is from Toronto Canada and has painted his 73 VW beetle and his 69 Charger using this method with $30.00 a gallon Tremclad paint. Hey, even if it doesn't pan out you can just sand it off and paint over, your out what maybe $50.00 and your time. With practice you can do a repsectable paint job, as I have seen it done, I know it works....................Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatS.... Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 And for us Canadians...Rona's house brand rust paint is made by Tremclad, but unlike Tremclad, it is tintable to any colour you like. Same paint, unlimited colour choice, not bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55 Fargo Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Pat, tremclad is also tintable now at Canadian Tire Stores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatS.... Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Thanks Fred. Been a while since I've been in a Canadian Tire store. My Sears blender is still working fine and I don't use those Pine Tree air freshners anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Lustig Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Dang y'all beat me to it http://bradlustig.com/smf/index.php?topic=153.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Lustig Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Here's another http://www.311s.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4306 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Another this on a corvair. http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Lustig Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 I just noticed that the pictures of the Datsun had disappeared in my link. Here's a link to the Roadster that was painted. Others on the forum have seen it in person and said it looked great. That Porsche was not painted with Rustoleum. http://higenki.com/roadster/ The Rustoleum Datsun is at the bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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